Sleigh



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/ E. G. MclLRoY y sLEIGH Filed June 1'1. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Zi INVENTOR @Wwf NrronNEY Patented Apr.. l, 1924. j

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` EDWN G. MGILROY, 0F GLENB'URN, NORTH DAKOTA.

SLEIG'H.

Application filed June 11, 1923. Serial No. 644,740.

To all wlw/m, t muy concer/n.:

Be it known that l, EDWIN G. MclLRoY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Glenburn, in the county of Renville and State of North Dakota, have invented new and useful improvements in Sleighs, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to sleighs and has for its primary object a simple construction capable of overcoming the shocks and jars to which the sleigh body is subjected when traveling over uneven road surfaces, and consequently materially adding 'to the comfort of the occupants of the body.

A further object of the invention is to support a sleigh body on the runners in a manner which will permit of an independent vertical yielding of either of the runners without aecting the horizontal position of the body, and also whereby lateral movement of the runners in either direction is prevented.

With these and other objects in view the invention will be better understood from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

lFigure 1 is a side elevation of a sleigh in accordance with this` invention.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3--3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure l.

Again referring to the drawings, the runners 1 are preferably constructed of metal and are provided with wooden shoes 2. Each runner at its forward end is rounded upwardly upon itself to provide a nose portion 3, and from the said nose the metal is extended inwardly parallel with the runner proper as indicated by the numeral 4. The portions 4 are directed toward and have their ends secured to the outer legs of inverted V-shaped knees 6. The knees are also constructed from metal and havey their lower ends formed with outwardly directed flanges 7 that are bolted or otherwise secured to the shoe 2.

rlhe numeral 8 designates hanger bars. Each of the bars is s'wingingly connected to a cap piece 6 on the top of the knees 6, as indicated by the numeral 9. Each of the hanger bars is slotted as at 10 to receive therethrough the ends of a bar or tube 11 which is centrally secured to a supporting frame 12.

The member 11 is. engaged by springs 13 which are arranged in the slots 10. The hanger bars are widened from adjacent their pivoted ends and the slots are arranged in said widened portions.

The member 11 has its ends receivedl through diamond shaped plates 14-14 arranged on the opposite faces of the hanger bars and which plates partly cover the slots in said bars. The plates have their outer corners connected by bolts or rivets 15 which are in contact with the edges of the hanger bars. y

The central lower corner of each plate is formed with a rib extension 16, arranged centrally over the hanger bars to further house the springs and the said ribs are connected to or formed with yokes 17 that surround the respective bars.

The ribs 16 are preferably let in grooves in thehanger bars and are offsetat their connection with the yokes.- Secured centrally to the inner face of each yoke 17 is a `central eye portion 18 of an angle brace. The arms 19 of the brace are connected b y means 2O to the end beams of the frame 12.

Straddling the hangers and knees are saddle members. Each saddle member comprises a pair of angle irons 21 suitably spaced bybolts 22 at their ends. The members 21 are pivotally secured as at 23 to the respective hanger bars. The bolts 22 are engaged by the ends of coil springs 24 and 25 respectively. The springs are arranged at outward angles from the saddles, the springs 24 have their free ends rounded for engagement by hooks 26 on the shoes 2, while the springs 25 are engaged by adjustable hook members 27 that engage eyes 28 on the said shoes.

The portions 4 of the runners have on their under faces opposed brackets 29 for a cross bar 30. kConnected to the cross bar and to the adjacent flange 7 of the respective knees 6 there are angularly disposed brace rods 31.

With a construction as above described, the frame supporting the cab 32 will be supported in horizontal position regardless of rough surfaces over which the vehicle passes. Either ruimer is permitted canting or swinging, as well as a vertical movement independently of the other runner, but

independent side movement of the runners and consequent side movement of the cab is effectively prevented. The running gear may be attached to any form of body and may be cheaply and strongly constructed and while it is believed that the foregoing fully sets forth my construction and its advantages it is to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes therefrom as fall within the scope of my claims Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having claim 1. In a sleigh, runners, a body supporting frame thereabove, an upstanding knee on each ruimer, a slotted hanger pivotally secured to the top of each knee, means yieldably supporting the frame in the hangers, and means permitting a limited swinging in a longitudinal direction of the frame on the described the. invention, I

hangers and preventing lateral movement of said hangers.

2. In a sleigh, runners, a body supporting frame thereabove, a knee on each runner projecting above the body frame, a slotted hanger swingably attached to the top of each knee, brace means betweenthe hangers and frame, means on the frame yieldably supported in the hangers, and means surrounding the knees, connected to the hangers and yieldably connected to the runners permitting a limited swinging `in a longitudinal direction of the hangers and preventing lateral movement thereof.

3. In a sleigh, runners, a body supporting frame thereabove, an angle knee on each runner, a slotted hanger swingably supported from the top of each knee, a yoke on each hanger, angle braces between the yokes and frame, ribs on the sides oi' the yoke, plates on the upper ends thereof having openings therethrough, a bar secured to the frame passing through the slots or' the hangers and througlrthe openings in the plates, springs in the slots of the hangers bearing against the bar, a saddle member straddling each hanger and knee, and springs securing the ends of the hangers to the runners.

4. In a sleigh, a body supporting frame, runners therebelow having nose portions provided with inward extensions, brace means connecting said extensions, an inverted substantially V-shaped knee on each runner projecting beyond the frame, angle brace means between the knees and the iii-st mentioned brace means, a slotted hanger swingably supported from the top of each of the knees, a saddle member surrounding each hanger, angle braces connecting the saddle members to the frame, each oi said saddle Y members having an upstanding rib -on its sides terminating in plates, connecting ymeans between the plates contacting the edges of the hangers, and said hangers being grooved to receive the ribs therein, a bar secured to the frame -passing through the slots of the hangers and received in the plates, bearing springs in the grooves of the hangers for said bars, a saddle member surrounding each hanger and each knee, and angle spring connecting means between the ends of the saddle member andthe runners.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

EDWIN G. MCILROY. 

